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Marie Freeman-Thomas, Marchioness of Willingdon

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The Marchioness of Willingdon
Vicereine of India
In office
18 April 1931 – 18 April 1936
MonarchsGeorge V
Edward VIII
Governor-
General
The Marquess of Willingdon
Preceded byThe Viscountess Goschen (acting)
The Lady Irwin
Succeeded byThe Marchioness of Linlithgow
Personal details
Born
Marie Adelaide Brassey

(1875-03-24)24 March 1875
Died30 January 1960(1960-01-30) (aged 84)
SpouseFreeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
Parents
A 1916 charity stamp for the Bombay Presidency War and Relief Fund organised by Lady Willingdon.

Marie Adelaide Freeman-Thomas, Marchioness of Willingdon, GBE, CI, DStJ (née Brassey; 24 March 1875 – 30 January 1960)[citation needed] was a daughter of Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey.[citation needed] On 20 July 1892, she married Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon (12 September 1866 – 12 August 1941), the future Governor General of Canada and Viceroy of India.[1] They had two sons, Lieutenant Gerard Frederick Freeman-Thomas (3 May 1893 – 14 September 1914), killed, aged 21, in the First World War,[2] and Inigo Brassey Freeman-Thomas, 2nd Marquess of Willingdon (25 July 1899 – 19 March 1979).[citation needed]

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References

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  1. ^ Lee, Brian (1995). Some Indian and related bookplates. Edgbaston: Bookplate Society and the Apsley House Press. p. 69. ISBN 9780951724798.
  2. ^ "Death of Lord Willingdon's Son and Heir". The First World War East Sussex. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. ^ "No. 29886". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1916. p. 6.
  4. ^ "No. 27555". The London Gazette. 22 May 1903. p. 3277.
  5. ^ "No. 30413". The London Gazette. 4 December 1917. p. 12680.
  6. ^ "No. 32941". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1924. p. 4417.
  7. ^ Paterson, T. W. "Chronicles: A name is a name...so long as it's spelled right".
Honorary titles
Preceded by Viceregal Consort of Canada
1926–1931
Succeeded by